Week 11 • 9 March - 15 March 2026
This week: 31 updates
Honda announced it is cancelling its planned North American electric‑vehicle lineup. The decision has reverberated through the automotive sector and directly affects the Afeela 1, a model slated for inclusion in Gran Turismo 7’s current event, putting its future in doubt.
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Playground Games says Tokyo City in Forza Horizon 6 is the series’ biggest city, divided into four districts. The developers describe it as “very diverse” and note that creating it required a dedicated team to handle its complexity and scale.
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iRacing and DTM announced the iRacing DTM Series for the 2026 season. The series follows the real‑world DTM calendar, holding mid‑week events before each race. It offers globally accessible start times, allowing the entire iRacing community to experience DTM racing.
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From February 24th to March 5th, over 190 eligible collegiate iRacers took to Martinsville Speedway in hopes of qualifying for the fifth eNASCAR College iRacing Series Tournament, the Old Dominion Classic, the first week of the competition slated for March 18th. Since the start of the season, 323 different schools have been represented by 520
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Thrustmaster announced two new steering wheel add‑ons—the Formula Wheel Add‑On Ferrari SF‑25 Edition and the GT Wheel Add‑On—scheduled for an April launch. Both models are now available for pre‑order, offering sim racers expanded options for Formula and GT‑style driving experiences.
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Formula Legends has released a late‑2020 downloadable content pack that adds new cars and tracks, and introduces a battery‑management system modeled on the Formula 1 regulations slated for the 2026 season. The DLC reflects the upcoming technical changes.
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The development team behind Project Motor Racing issued a statement clarifying its ongoing commitment to the sim‑racing platform and outlining the next steps in its long‑term recovery plan. The announcement was published on Traxion.GG under the title “Project Motor Racing’s “long‑term” recovery plan.”
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Gran Turismo 7’s first content update of its fifth year of active support, version 1.68, is now live for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. The patch adds new cars, additional events, engine swap options, and adjustments to power pack performance.
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Boosted Media reviews CONSPIT ARES 20 Platinum, ARES 12, and CPP EVO pedals, assessing build quality, feature set, aggressive pricing, and ecosystem openness to determine whether the brand’s rapid popularity reflects genuine performance advantages or overhyped expectations.
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The iRacing Weekly Tune‑in for March 11‑18 2026 lists upcoming broadcasts on official iRacing channels, including eSports series and selected community events. The guide highlights dates, series, and where to watch each event, offering fans a schedule of live racing content throughout the week.
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Traxion.gg released a podcast interview that examines why Project Motor Racing deviated from its original roadmap, outlines the challenges the development team faced, and discusses upcoming steps and potential directions for the title. Listeners can hear details about the project's status.
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BMW's entry‑level customer racing car, the M2 Racing, is the featured headline item in Rocket League's Season 22 Rocket Pass. The new vehicle joins the season’s content lineup, offering players a branded racing experience as part of the latest update.
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Gran Turismo 7 receives its March 2026 update, introducing three new cars—one featuring an unusual modification—and adding four new race events to the game’s roster. The update expands the vehicle selection and provides fresh competitive content for players this month.
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“It's actually about picking the right window for release,” according to Motorsport Games when it comes to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S versions of Le Mans Ultimate. The post Le Mans Ultimate console versions “on track for early-to-mid” 2027 appeared first on Traxion.GG.
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In Season 9, Ubisoft releases a beta of TrackForge, the new track‑creation tool for The Crew Motorfest. The feature, described as the game’s biggest addition, draws inspiration from the Trackmania series, allowing all players to design custom courses during the testing phase.
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Polyphony Digital confirmed that Gran Turismo 7 update 1.68 will be released on Thursday March 12. The patch adds three new cars to the roster and introduces four new events, expanding the game’s content following a weekend teaser that hinted at the upcoming changes.
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Polyphony Digital will release the free March Update V1.68 for Gran Turismo 7 on PS4 and PS5 on March 12, 2026. The update adds three new cars and four new race events to the game.
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iRacing has released the 2026 Season 2 build, introducing three new assets: the St. Petersburg Street Circuit, the RAM NASCAR Truck, and the Audi RS3 LMS Gen2 TCR. The update was announced on Bsimracing’s website.
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iRacing has released the 2026 Season 2 build. It adds two new cars, including the Audi RS3 LMS Gen2 TCR—three‑time TCR Model of the Year—to the touring‑car roster, introduces one new circuit, rescans an existing track, and delivers extensive updates to current content.
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IGN released additional Forza Horizon 6 footage that details the game’s Time Attack mode, demonstrating its mechanics and visual presentation. The video was highlighted in a deep‑dive article on Traxion.GG, which also references the game’s drag‑racing mode.
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RaceRoom, the free‑to‑enter sim racing platform, announced a preview of the Alpine A110 GT4 on the Spa circuit ahead of its March update. The teaser signals a busy month of new content and events for the service.
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Moza introduced its first sim racing motion platform, a slimline four‑axis system, and announced an accompanying AI‑powered driver coaching tool. The new hardware aims to deliver compact, realistic motion feedback for racers, while the software provides real‑time performance analysis and coaching suggestions.
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Cities: Skylines has released the Race Day DLC, a motorsport‑themed expansion that lets players design and host custom race events. The add‑on provides tools for building bespoke venues, enabling users to integrate racing competitions into their city management gameplay.
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Gran Turismo 7 marked its fourth anniversary last week. The accompanying article reviews the title’s progress since launch, outlining the updates, new content, performance enhancements, and community response that have shaped the game over the past four years.
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MOZA Racing announced at GDC 2026 in San Francisco on March 9, 2026 the launch of Racing Lab AI Coach, MOZA Motion Manager software, and the MOZA HMA150 Motion Actuator, combining AI‑driven coaching, game‑agnostic motion control and high‑performance hardware for immersive simulation.
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The March 10‑16, 2026 edition of This Week in iRacing provides members with a schedule of daily and hourly races tailored to their license levels, plus information on special series that run at set times and require appropriate credentials, offering more structured sim‑racing experiences.
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Season 9 of The Crew Motorfest introduces a NASCAR-inspired mode, allowing players to experience stock‑car racing within the open‑world title. The update adds dedicated tracks, authentic vehicle handling tweaks, and visual elements that reflect NASCAR’s style while retaining the game’s distinctive arcade feel for fans.
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Gran Turismo 7 introduces three new Daily Race events this week, including the first appearance of a Reverse Nürburgring layout. All three races are live now and will remain available until next Monday, offering players fresh challenges and varied track configurations.
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iRacing’s upcoming 2026 Season 2 build, scheduled for release tomorrow, adds an updated version of the Barber Motorsports Park circuit that is already available in the game. A preview video of the changes has been posted on Bsimracing.
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During the GDC Festival of Gaming event held from March 9-13, 2026, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA, the Chinese MOZA Racing brand introduced its HMA150 Motion Actuator system to the public. The reveal was reported on Bsimracing.com.
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SimRacingSetup reports that the new 2026 Formula 1 cars have been observed on track, and the forthcoming F1 26 DLC will alter car setups. The article, titled “F1 26 Setups: What Will Change With The New DLC?”, was published on Sim Racing Setups.
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